The first tool purchase of the new season has been made. Scott decided it would be a good idea to have a fertilizer/seed spreader to pull behind the mower. It would make spreading fertilizer much easier than walking a standard spreader around our multi-acre yard. He did his research and placed an order through Northern Tool. A few days later, assembly began.
The Agri-Fab spreader has a 175-pound capacity (which is great) but it was delivered in a big box of loose parts. Scott sorted all of the nuts and bolts on the garage floor and carefully followed the 15-page assembly manual.
Assembly was a slow and steady process.
The spreader also has a row of spiked wheels to aerate as it gets pulled along.
This is one of the diagrams included in the assembly manual. You can see why it took over 5 hours to assemble! Scott spent one entire Sunday, sitting on the driveway, putting this thing together. Once it was all together, he discovered that the hitch would not align with the back of the mower.
It took Scott another afternoon to hewn an adapter that would help the tongue of the spreader line up with the back of the mower. Luckily, he has a stash of steel in the barn. He found an appropriate piece, cut it to the right size and shape, grind off the sharp edges, drill bolt holes in the mower deck and the steel, add two coats of spray paint, and then bolt the whole thing together. Perfection in fabrication and utilization!
He was finally able to hook it up and spread 4 big bags of weed-and-feed around the property.
After all that work, it was a relief to have it operating correctly. Our yard should be dandelion free and lush and green. Get ready to run around barefooted!
Check out this short video clip of the spreader in action! Good job, Scotty!
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